Acta neurologica Scandinavica
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Acta Neurol. Scand. · Jan 1998
Transesophageal echocardiographic findings in patients with anterior and posterior circulation infarcts.
The aim of this study was to assess the role of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting the source of cerebral embolism in ischemic stroke patients and to evaluate the difference in occurrence of heart abnormalities in anterior and posterior circulation infarcts. ⋯ Echocardiographic examination is often abnormal in patients with ischemic stroke. The study did not reveal the statistically significant difference in the prevalence of abnormal transesophageal echocardiography findings between patients with anterior and posterior circulation infarcts.